Celiac Disease

It is easy for doctors to misdiagnose a patient with celiac disease. It has so many underlying symptoms which could easily be confusing. One person could complain of stomach pain, vomiting, and headache, while another will complain about uncontrollable bowel movement, nausea, and fever. This is why it is important for doctors to perform extensive, specialized examinations on their patients before declaring they have this disease. They should be sure in what they are seeing. If not, then it will be difficult, if not impossible, to administer the right treatment. But, what causes this in the first place? What is it? Understanding the cause can help both patients and doctors accurately determine what is going on and what needs to be done.

Celiac disease affects the digestive system of the infected person. In most cases, it is found in the person’s small intestine, and it causes the food to be improperly digested by the body, which can be a real problem. This leads to the body not being able to absorb the vitamins and minerals that it needs in order to function normally from the food. The problem with this is that the actual cause has yet to be determined. Research into this disease has only shown theories and possible situations. One of the more popular theories is that the disease manifests based on a certain mixture of genes and environmental conditions.

When infected with celiac disease, it will mostly react when you consume anything with gluten. Common food products that should be avoided if you have this disease are wheat, oats, barley, and rye to name a few. If any person with this disease consumes the said food products, it will result in inflammation within the small intestine. This could eventually damage the soft tissues within the body, more specifically around the small intestine. This will lead to poorer digestion. With poor digestion, you will have less energy, less vitamins, and less minerals which could negatively affect your entire system.

When it comes to treating celiac disease, most doctors and experts will rather concentrate on removing the symptoms. Since the real cause is unknown yet, the next best thing is to work on the symptoms that make this dangerous. In doing so, it gives the patient a certain level of normalcy in his or her life. That being said, the common treatment is done through the person’s diet. No drugs, no injections, no pills, and no surgeries are done. It is all about the diet.

Since the celiac disease reacts to gluten, it is imperative that this is removed from your diet. Completely removing gluten from your diet is the next best thing to permanently treating the disease. Ask the help of your doctor or a food expert in order to build the proper diet for you. Also, there are a lot of gluten free foods in supermarkets; you just have to ask around.

You do not have to live with this disease as it is. You can improve your situation through a simple lifestyle and diet habit change.